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Oroville Dam: Feds unsure whether they will pay for spillway repairs

The Mercury News » While it has been assumed the federal government will pay 75 percent of the now-$870 million cost for repairing the Oroville Dam spillways, the agency that actually would allocate the money has been hedging on whether that is the case. FEMA has stated it can’t fund a project where the agency determines there was a “lack of maintenance,” and can only provide reimbursements to bring facilities back to their “pre-disaster design,” according to the release.

February 7, 2018|

Los Angeles Union Station Plans Possible $2 billion Expansion

ENR California » Los Angeles Union Station is considering plans to add a new southern entrance/exit for Metrolink and Amtrak trains and build a new expanded passenger concourse. The estimated $2 billion-plus project would also add a new loop track to improve operational flexibility for rail service.

February 6, 2018|

3 groups competing to build new Ala. I-10 bridge

Fox 10 » The selected team will not only build the bridge but also take over maintenance of the project and is expected to enter into a 55 year contract. ALDOT will tell the three teams on February 20 what it expects in their proposals. The proposals are due in the fall and the selected team is expected to be chosen by the end of the year. Construction on the project is expected to start in 2019 and be finished in 2024.  

February 6, 2018|

Sh-h-h. Snyder state update left out 75% drop in reading proficiency in Flint

Detroit Free Press » Third-grade reading proficiency in Flint, where Snyder allowed the water — and children — to be poisoned by lead, dropped from 41.8% in 2014 to 10.7% last year.

February 6, 2018|

The Uncertain Future of America’s First Privately Built Railroad in Decades

Governing » It isn’t the state of Florida or the municipalities along the route that are putting up most of the funds; it’s a private company that’s convinced it can make money by building and running the $3.1 billion project largely on its own. By 2020, the company, named All Aboard Florida, hopes to extend its “Brightline” service all the way to the Orlando airport, 168 miles north of West Palm Beach.

February 6, 2018|

Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg Trump Ready to Release Infrastructure Plan Monday, Official Says

Bloomberg » The plan is designed to kick off the process for producing infrastructure legislation. It will outline Trump’s strategy to generate new investment, streamline the project review and permitting process to two years or less and provide funding for rural projects, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss policy that hasn’t been publicly announced.

February 6, 2018|
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